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Wesham Interact
Wesham Interact is a project mainly for people aged 55+, many over 70, from the Wesham area of the Fylde in Lancashire. The aim is to reduce the isolation that is sometimes associated with older age by encouraging involvement in the community through providing access to leisure, learning, information and social opportunities through a variety of activities, classes and inter-generational sub-projects.
The three principles on which the project is based are:
- People taking part
- Learning to find ways of working for themselves
- Being involved with the local community.
The work is conducted in partnership with three local Primary Schools, the High School and the Adult Learning College who offer IT and gardening classes. There are also opportunity to take part in water-colouring, arts and crafts and yoga. The lunch club is also very popular with over 30 older people attending every Tuesday and a number of trips to various locations are arranged throughout the year.
Wesham Interact is now embarking upon a new oral history project in partnership with the University of Central Lancashire. We also work in partnership with the Wesham Community Centre, existing providers for older people such as Age Concern, the wider community, and also other statutory and voluntary organisations.
Would you like to be a volunteer?
If you are interested in being a volunteer, please telephone 01772 732313.
For more information, please contact:
Maureen Santarchangelo
Tel: 01772 687112
Email: weshaminteract@btconnect.com
Wesham Interact
Wesham Community Centre
Church Road
Wesham
Preston
PR4 3DR
